Admission criteria for Mechanical Engineering

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Master's programme in Mechanical Engineering.

✅ Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering 
Completed at a university
Tekniikan kandidaatti, konetekniikka

✅ Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS)
Insinööri (AMK), konetekniikka

Relevant degree fields in mechanical engineering

• See further details on fields considered part of mechanical engineering in the section 'Relevant degree fields in mechanical engineering'.  

You must apply with your bachelor's degree

• You must apply based on your bachelor’s degree, even if you have already completed a master’s degree.
• A master’s degree can be accepted as the basis for application only if it was completed before the introduction of the two-tier degree system, when separate bachelor’s degrees were not awarded.
• A missing bachelor’s degree cannot be compensated with a combination of a master’s-level UAS degree and a prior secondary or lower-level qualification.

Master’s degrees that make you ineligible

• Master of Science (Technology) in Mechanical Engineering
  Completed or expected to be completed at a Finnish university before starting your studies at LUT University.
  Diplomi-insinööri, konetekniikka  

Final decision on eligibility

The programme’s admissions committee reserves the right to assess whether an applicant’s prior degree and completed studies meet the eligibility requirements.

✅ Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering  
Completed at a university worldwide

✅ Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS) in EU/EEA countries or Switzerland

 

Relevant degree fields in mechanical engineering

• See further details on fields considered part of mechanical engineering in the section 'Relevant degree fields in mechanical engineering'.  

You must apply with your bachelor's degree

• You must apply based on your bachelor’s degree, even if you have already completed a master’s degree.
• A master’s degree can be accepted as the basis for application only if it was completed before the introduction of the two-tier degree system, when separate bachelor’s degrees were not awarded.
• A missing bachelor’s degree cannot be compensated with a combination of a master’s-level UAS degree and a prior secondary or lower-level qualification.

Master’s degrees that make you ineligible

• Master of Science (Technology) in Mechanical Engineering
  Completed or expected to be completed at a Finnish university before starting your studies at LUT University.
  Diplomi-insinööri, konetekniikka  

Final decision on eligibility

The programme’s admissions committee reserves the right to assess whether an applicant’s prior degree and completed studies meet the eligibility requirements.

To be eligible to apply to the programme, the arithmetic GPA of the degree you are applying with must be:

• at least 3.00 on a scale of 1.00–5.00

What is included in the arithmetic GPA?

The arithmetic GPA is calculated based on:

• grades for all individual courses
• the final thesis grade

These must:

• be part of the degree you are applying with
• be completed by the time of application
• be listed on an official transcript of records
   

What is excluded from the arithmetic GPA?

The following are not included:

• courses graded as pass/fail
• courses with a failing grade
• courses without credits (e.g. ECTS credits or equivalent)
• combined modules with a single overall grade, unless individual course grades are available
• courses not included in the degree used for application
• transferred or compensated courses not originally graded, unless the awarding institution has assigned them a numerical, verbal, or letter grade
   

Linear conversion (if applicable)

The arithmetic GPA will be verified by LUT University.

• How to prove your English proficiency

When applying

If admitted

Terms and conditions

In addition to the national One Study Right Rule, LUT University also restricts the re-granting of the right to study in the same master’s programme.

An applicant cannot be granted the right to study in the same programme again if:

• they have already graduated from the programme
• they have already used their allotted study time for the programme

However, an applicant may be readmitted to the same programme if they have voluntarily relinquished their previous right to study.

📌Upload a scanned copy of the original for each document on your application form. 

Bachelor's Degree Certificate  

• + official translation, if the original is not in Finnish, Swedish or English

📌 If you have not yet graduated, there is no need to upload a certificate of ongoing studies. 

Bachelor's Transcript of Records 

• + official translation, if the original is not in Finnish, Swedish or English
   

Passport or ID card 

• International passport or ID card showing your nationality
   

Residence permit granted in Finland (when applicable)

• Finnish residence permit card 
   

If your Bachelor's degree is a combination of two different degrees

• Upload one combined scan or document including both original Transcripts of Records. 
• Upload one combined scan or document including both original Degree Certificate
• + official translations, if the originals are not in Finnish, Swedish or English

The following elements must be included on the Transcript of Records for the Bachelor’s degree used for application, as they are essential for the academic evaluation:

What to do if original study units are missing from the Transcript of Records

📌 If one or both of these required elements are missing, you must upload an additional official statement from the university in English explaining the missing information. 

You may also provide the original study units for each course by uploading an official programme brochure, if this information is included in the brochure.

If you have completed a combination of degrees that together correspond to a Bachelor’s degree, all Transcripts of Records must include these required elements.

All additional documents must be combined and uploaded to the same section as the Transcript of Records.

⚠️ Missing required information will result in your application being considered incomplete. 

Once the application has been verified as complete, with all required documents accepted and the English proficiency confirmed, it will be forwarded for academic evaluation.

Applications are evaluated in two admission groups based on the country where the applicant’s Bachelor’s degree was completed:

1. Bachelor’s degree completed in Finland
2. Bachelor’s degree completed outside Finland

Applications will be processed as long as places remain available in the programme.

Once all places have been filled, no further applications will be accepted, even if the rolling admission period is still open.

The admissions committee determines whether the applicant meets the minimum academic requirements.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• eligible degree and field of study
• minimum arithmetic GPA

• Applicants who meet the minimum academic eligibility requirements will be admitted, provided that places remain available in the programme.

Once all places have been filled, no further applications will be accepted, even if the rolling admission period is still open.